Editor's Page: Importance of consideration of radiation doses from cardiac imaging procedures and risks of cancer

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-3

  Beller, George A ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; TETROFOSMIN TC 99M; THALLIUM 201;

AORTA DISSECTION; CANCER RISK; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EDITORIAL; HEART RATE; IMAGE QUALITY; LUNG EMBOLISM; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SAFETY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; STANDARDIZATION; THORAX PAIN; UNITED STATES; BODY BURDEN; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEART; HUMAN; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCINTISCANNING;

BODY BURDEN; HEART; HUMANS; RADIATION INJURIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 75949126873     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12350-009-9189-3     Document Type: Editorial

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